Private Dublin (Dun Laoghaire) Top-Rated Coastal Walking Tour
Description
Hi! My name is Marina and I’m an enthusiastic Dublin native ready to show you my beautiful hometown! Together we’ll complete a half-day walking tour of captivating coastal Dublin, venturing beyond the city centre and into seaside villages full of antique charm and hidden gems. The tour starts in beautiful Dun Laoghaire and its surrounding areas of castles, harbours, and museums, before finishing in one of Ireland's most charming villages where you can enjoy a meal at your own pace. You'll get a full overview of Irish history and insights into modern day Irish life. This is a private tour for you and your group only, and can be customised as required. We will explore like locals, with plenty of time for photos and stories. The tour is a perfect shore excursion or a break from the busy city! Please note that this is a walking tour and a moderate level of fitness is required. Feel free to reach out for further information or availability. I am looking forward to meeting you! :)
Tour Options
Itinerary
View and hear the history of Dun Laoghaire Pier and Harbour
Dun Laoghaire Baths and Roger Casement statue
A beautiful local park. If you take the tour on a Sunday we spend extra time here to explore the farmer's market.
Walk through the historic Metals laneway and hear the railway history of Dun Laoghaire
A typical Irish village
See Dublin’s most famous swimming point!
Enter the museum, hear the history, and climb the spiral staircase to the rooftop viewing point
See this stunning medieval ruin and hear about how Dalkey once contained seven such castles, three of which we see on the tour
View this stunning village harbour and hear about it's industrial past and modern day usage. We often see seals in the water or lounging on the rocks!
View and learn the history of one of seven castles of Dalkey, including the story of this Norman castle and heritage centre.
View this magnificent village island from our railway tour and hear its Viking and Catholic history
Walk through the most affluent village in Dublin where we will hear its fascinating Viking history and note recommendations for nightlife and dining
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(83)
Marina took us on a walking tour of Dublin's coast that was one of the highlights of our 11-day British Isles trip! She is knowledgeable, fun, real, and considerate. As a local, she taught us so much about history and culture, engaging with our 8,445 questions readily. When we go back to Dublin, we are going back to Marina to see what other tours she might have. This tour is truly beautiful and truly 3 hours, but not exhausting for those in our 50s. She left us at an adorable village with 3 great restaurant recommendations, and we loved the Italian one we chose.
Excellent tour. This is a great way to see the Dublin coast and learn the local history without having to go too far from the city. We found the guide to be very professional and informative. Highly recommended
We had the best time with Marina exploring the beautiful area! She has so much knowledge to share and was a complete joy. We saw so much in a short time. A sure highlight of our trip Highly recommend !
Marina was fantastic! What a different way to experience the history of this fascinating area! Make sure you are up for a long walk, but it is definitely worth it!
This tour was definitely a highlight of our trip! Marina was fantastic, welcoming, personable, and knowledgeable. I wanted to do something different for my second time in Dublin and will be recommending this to family and friends. We learned and saw so much and it was a great escape from the city. Taking public transit in and out of the city center was super easy, too.
Our walk with Marina today was exceptional. The coastline, lanes, gardens, merchant castles, coves, quarries, swimming nooks and villages were stunning- even on quite a challenging morning of weather. Marina brought deep knowledge of her local neighbourhood’s lore, stories, characters & quirks with such superb perspective, evocative language and gravitas. She was attentive to our travel plans, and utterly professional. A brilliant experience of Dublin’s charming coastal essence.
I had booked a tour and Marina promptly reached out to let me know she could not make the tour date for a valid reason. She refunded our reservation and kindly sent us a free audio tour that she had created. It was easy to follow and very informative. To explore it on foot with Marina’s knowledge/history of the area through the audio tour was a great experience. Highly recommend this tour!
Our guide showed us a great deal about her home we really enjoyed it. I believe she took us to all the most important sites in the area and took very good care is us.
Our guide, Marina, was excellent. She was very knowledgeable, personable, professional and made the tour interesting. Marina went out of her way to accommodate our schedule. I would definitely take another tour with her.
She was amazing!! We have visit multiple countries in Europe and that has still been one of our favorite days! You really learn about the Irish culture and she explains it very well since she is a local! Would highly recommend! Lots of spots to rest if needed.. didn’t feel like we walked as much as we did! Dulkey is a beautiful town to end in as well!
